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The family behind Koda Farms, the creator of beloved rice strains such as Kokuho Rose and Sho-Chiku-Bai, will end rice production after nearly 100 years.
Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator said ...
Koda Farms developed Kokuho Rose, a new rice variety first sold in the 1960s, and influenced generations of chefs to cook with excellent, American-grown Japanese-style rice.
Before Koda Farms debuted a new strain of rice that would fuel the sushi boom, the family behind it lost nearly everything during World War II.
Mr Trump’s social media post on Monday came as Tokyo raced to persuade Washington to drop a 25 per cent tariff on cars and 24 ...
A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought is transforming the ...
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid. February 6, 2025 6 min ...
Rice farming is hard. It’s complicated. Traditional rice farming takes twice the amount of labor as crops like wheat, corn and potatoes. Paddy rice was built on irrigation networks that forced ...
Rice farming is rare in the Northeast U.S. But one Gambian-born farmer is trying to make a go of it in New York's Hudson Valley.
A Black farmer in South Carolina cultivates culture, history — and rice. Rollen Chalmers has been integral to the region’s rice revival, and now chefs and home cooks are becoming loyal customers.
Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff negotiations with the United States, its top ...